Media: The first foreigners leave Gaza via the Rafah border crossing
The first foreigners are leaving Gaza via the Rafah border crossing towards Egypt, reports the AFP news agency.
Nearly 90 injured Palestinians and nearly 450 dual citizens and foreigners left Gaza for Egypt this morning through the Rafah border crossing after Egyptian authorities announced it would open to the public for the first time on the 26th of the month. War between Israel and Hamas: an AFP local journalist reports on it. Palestinians, dual citizens and foreigners were allowed to enter the border crossing terminal around 8:45 a.m. ET.
US command in Israel helps free hostages
Dozens of U.S. commandos have arrived in Israel in recent days to assist in operations to free the 240 hostages captured by Hamas and held in Gaza. Kan public television reported yesterday evening, citing sources in the Pentagon. The broadcaster added that the FBI, State Department and US hostage negotiation experts were already in contact with their Israeli counterparts to give them advice.
Qatar agrees to release more hostages
Qatar has reached an agreement with Egypt, Israel and Hamas – in coordination with the United States – to release an unspecified number of dual nationality hostages and others in serious health conditions from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt. Pan-Arab media reported this, citing sources close to the ongoing negotiations between the parties.
Witnesses: “Israeli troops south of Gaza City”
South of Gaza City, Israeli troops are still trying to cut off Gaza’s main road and the parallel road along the Mediterranean coast. According to the Guardian, this is what some witnesses report. Zaki Abdel-Hay, a resident of the area, told the Associated Press that people were afraid to venture there. “People are very afraid. Israeli tanks are still nearby,” he said by phone, adding that “artillery fire could be heard constantly” near the road. The Israeli army then published photos of the ongoing ground operation on Telegram.
South Lebanon: 16-year-old killed by Israeli fire
A 16-year-old boy in southern Lebanon has been killed by Israeli fire in recent hours. This was reported by Lebanese medical sources that the boy, Muntasser Abdallah, was shot dead in an Israeli bombing raid in the Bint Jbeil area, near the demarcation line between the two countries.
Israel: 9 soldiers killed in fighting in northern Gaza Strip
The Israeli army announced the deaths of nine soldiers in combat in the northern Gaza Strip. Yesterday, the military spokesman announced the death of the first two soldiers from the Givati Brigade
Communications and the internet were disrupted again in Gaza
Palestinian telecommunications company Paltel said on “Dear citizens of our beloved homeland,” the post reads, “we regret to announce the complete suspension of all communications and internet services with the Gaza Strip, due to the renewed disruption of previously reconnected international routes. Gaza recently lost its access to the internet.” However, the lines were later restored on Friday.
Israel: 11,000 targets have been hit in Gaza since the war began
Since the beginning of the war, over 11,000 targets in Gaza have been affected by “terrorist organizations.” This was announced by the military spokesman. “Overnight – he added – joint forces attacked numerous targets throughout the Gaza Strip, including Hamas command centers and terrorist cells.” The army then recalled that yesterday in Jabaliya, near Gaza City, “numerous terrorists were in one building “Barricaded near a school, a medical center and government offices.”
Two Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in Jenin
According to Palestinian health authorities in the West Bank, two people were killed and several injured by Israeli forces during an operation in Jenin. Haaretz reports it. According to local sources, one of the victims was Wiyam al-Harouri, a released prisoner. Meanwhile, Palestinian media reports that Israeli forces have arrested some al-Fatah leaders in Jenin. According to eyewitnesses, the army surrounded the house of Fatah Secretary General in Jenin, Ata Abu Ramila, and the house of Jamal Hawil, considered another important Fatah member in the city. It was also reported that an airstrike on Jenin injured several Palestinians and that there were gun battles between Israeli forces and militants in several parts of the city.
Israeli army: “Air threat intercepted south of Eilat”
“The Israel Defense Forces air defense team intercepted a previously identified air threat in the Red Sea area, south of the city of Eilat. There was no threat to civilians and no infiltration into the area was identified as Israeli.” The IDF itself reported this on X.
Rocket from Lebanon towards Israel, “hit base and terrorists”
The Israeli army intercepted a surface-to-air missile fired from Lebanese territory at a Defense Force drone. The army itself is making this known on social media. “In response, IAF aircraft hit the base of the missile launch, as did the terrorists who carried out the missile launch,” he added.
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